John Tortorella's re-Torts: #$%^ (uhh … ‘stuff’) he's said over the years

John Tortorella brought his bon mots to Vancouver this season, filling up notebooks and airtime with his colourful turns of phrase. And while the freshly-fired Vancouver Canucks coach wasn’t as blue in his language as in earlier years with the Rangers or Lightning, he still made some remarkable comments. Here are the best re-Torts over the years:

“The year that we've had, and I am the head coach of this team, you tuck your tail between your legs and you leave. It's been a rough year, but it's embarrassing to coach against the guy across from me tonight (Calgary Flames head coach Bob Harley). Some of the things that went on when Danny was hurt, it's embarrassing.” — John Tortorella at season’s end, on his feud with Hartley, which eurpted during the infamous Jan. 18 game at Rogers Arena when Tortorella (above) tried to storm the Flames dressing room between periods.

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